Thesaurus results for HANDBOOKS

handbooks

noun

plural of handbook

as in manuals

a book used for instruction in a subject a handbook of grammar

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Recent Examples of handbooks The standard fix fails because handbooks rot the day they are written. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Oct. 2026 In Arkansas, private schools participating in the voucher-like program have to be accredited or working toward it, which often requires creating curriculum and school handbooks. — Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica, 5 Oct. 2026 Hair loss experts hawking lifestyle handbooks for getting your strands back. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 2 Oct. 2026 The company also publishes a garden guide, a kids’ edition, and special handbooks on container gardens, vegetables, and herbs. — HubSpot, 1 Sep. 2026 The same program also offers free handbooks in English and Spanish. — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026 Other districts, including Cincinnati Public Schools and Fairfield City Schools, have updated student handbooks with new policies but have not posted separate notices on their websites. — Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Aug. 2026 Her concern is in the language being used in the handbooks and the policy draft. — Julianna Mejia, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026 Now, 15 years later, the law continues to guide district handbooks across Oregon. — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 23 June 2026

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Noun

Birth certificates and passports; product manuals for the oven and fridge; tax documents; medical records.

— Andee Tagle, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026
Giving those biologists a tool that can answer these questions without the need to consult multiple software manuals has potential to accelerate research.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of manuals

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According to Jewish tradition, worn out sacred texts can’t be casually discarded; instead, they are stored in a geniza, a repository usually located within a synagogue or buried at a Jewish cemetery.

— Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
On Friday, the South Florida Muslim Federation sent out emails and texts encouraging community members to vote together after Jumu’ah, or the weekly prayer held by Muslims on Friday afternoons.

— Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of texts

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Instead, much of the ISM appears to be unstable — a finding that directly contradicts the leading theoretical models taught in textbooks.

— Perri Thaler, Quanta Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026
The academy had offered a range of experiences, from the Dinosaur Hall to its butterfly garden, and provided generations of visitors with opportunities to explore science beyond classrooms and textbooks.

— Lili Mei Granda Argianas, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of textbooks

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Several dictionaries also partake in the annual tradition of choosing a single word to represent the cultural moment.

— New York Times, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Performed by legends Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, the silly song is a tongue-twister for kiddos, and the titular word, which means ‘extraordinarily good, wonderful’ even made its way into some real deal dictionaries.

— Stephanie Ganz Published, Parents, 18 Oct. 2026

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